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Couture stitches over the bar tack, make a clockwise loop, and insert the needle below the bar tack coming out above it over the thread loop. Pull the needle away from you, and snug the resulting knot to the top of the bar. Repeat until the bar is covered with stitches. 8 Stitch over the bar tack. To form touches make the difference. Hand-sewn buttonholes show off skill and precision. Sew the second side. Refold the buttonhole to start sewing its second side. Bring the needle up through slit with the unstitched edge of the slit towards you. Begin stitching as you did on the previous side until you reach the end; keep the stitches parallel and even as you go. 9 LOG ON NOW T readsMagazine.com end. Form another bar tack, and cover it with buttonhole stitches, as directed in steps 7 and 8. 10 the fabric on the underside. Then, hide a small knot behind the stitching on the back, and continue to weave the tail through the stitching on the wrong side. Then, cut the thread close to the fabric. The woven tail prevents the knot from coming undone. 11 www.threadsmagazine.com FEBRUARY/MARCH 2009 79 Secure the thread in place. Do not knot off the thread. Instead, turn the work over, and finish the buttonhole by weaving the thread into Finish the remaining Online Extra See how to make this hand-sewn placket Photos: (pp. 76 and 79, right) Jack Deutsch, stylist: Julie Hines; all others, Sloan Howard. Styling credits: Skirt—Reiss (Reiss.com), Shoes—Nine West (Zappos.com), Cami: Felina Lingerie (FelinaUSA.com)